croize 36 Posted May 3, 2013 I dont understand this with usb 2.0 / 3.0 , My friend has usb 3.0 with a " good " harddrive he says , Mine is 2.0, How does my harddrive that is 100 dollars cheaper beat his speed ? :S Did not find any suitable category. somtimes speed goes up to 700-800 mb/s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 7 Posted May 3, 2013 Maybe because the cpu/ram in your pc is better and he might also be using his usb 3.0 drive in a usb 2.0 port which doesn't offer any benefit over a usb 2.0 drive unless he's using 3.0 with 3.0. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
croize 36 Posted May 3, 2013 Thanks, i will tell him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thinkjoey 10 Posted May 3, 2013 Using a usb 3.0 on a usb 2.0 port does increase the speed, but not will not top out unless being used in a 3.0 port. It is also possible that the drive is so fragmented that it is affecting his transfer speed. I suggest degragging the drive and then trying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
croize 36 Posted May 4, 2013 So your saying , If i buy a external usb 3.0 drive instead , My speed would raise ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 7 Posted May 4, 2013 So your saying , If i buy a external usb 3.0 drive instead , My speed would raise ??Only if you have 3.0 ports on your computer will notice an increase. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BL4K3Y 96 Posted May 4, 2013 As above, if a computer only supports USB 2.0, a USB 3.0 drive will only read/write at USB 2.0 speeds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
